Energy and water hungry

The hyperscalers are extremely energy- and water-hungry. Microsoft consumes around 23,000 GWh of electricity per year — roughly the equivalent of powering Disneyland Paris 48 times for a full year. On the water side, Google uses about 24 million m³ annually, which is like filling 120 million bathtubs — almost everyone in Japan taking a bath. This has very real implications for power grids and infrastructure, and it comes with a material financial and environmental cost should not be ignored.